Field, Joseph A.

Nicholas C. Cooper practices exclusively within the very narrow areas of law concerning attorney disciplinary matters and legal ethics and professional responsibility.

Since serving in positions as Chief Counsel to the Departmental Disciplinary and Grievance Committees in both the Appellate Divisions 1st and 2nd Departments of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Mr. Cooper has spent nearly 30 years defending lawyers in attorney disciplinary cases and giving expert opinions on issues of ethics and professional responsibility in the practice of law.

Nicholas C. Cooper offers assistance and representation in the following matters:

• Attorney discipline Representation of lawyers in all aspects of allegations of lawyer professional misconduct ranging from neglect and conflicts to fraud and misrepresentation from the preliminary investigation phase to defense in the prosecution of formal disciplinary proceedings and appeals
• Reinstatements
  Representation of suspended, disbarred, or resigned attorneys in reinstatement proceedings
• Admissions
  Representation of individuals seeking admission to the Bar
• Expert opinions and ethical advice
  Renders expert opinions and advice as well as testimony on matters involving legal ethics and professional responsibility

Mr. Cooper is the author of numerous articles on attorney discipline, ethics and professional responsibility published in the “Outside Counsel” section of the New York Law Journal. He has also appeared as counsel in over 100 reported Appellate Division attorney disciplinary cases .